From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>
To: Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, torvalds@linux-foundation.org,
akpm@linux-foundation.org, x86@kernel.org,
netdev@vger.kernel.org, tytso@mit.edu, eric@anholt.net,
airlied@redhat.com
Subject: Re: Bug/Warning report for the week of January 3rd, 2009
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 16:20:00 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090103162000.138943b3@infradead.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <495FF769.3040205@shaw.ca>
On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:40:25 -0600
Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca> wrote:
> Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > Rank 2: mtrr_trim_uncached_memory (warning)
> > Reported 420 times (9816 total reports)
> > BIOS bug (often in VMWare) where the MTRR's are set up
> > incorrectly or not at all This warning was last seen in version
> > 2.6.28, and first seen in 2.6.24. More info:
> > http://www.kerneloops.org/searchweek.php?search=mtrr_trim_uncached_memory
>
> It would be useful if this warning dumped out some DMI BIOS
> information or something, so we could see what systems/boards this
> was commonly happening with..
yes it would; this is why Linus merged a patch to do exactly that for
2.6.29..........
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-01-03 22:03 Bug/Warning report for the week of January 3rd, 2009 Arjan van de Ven
2009-01-03 23:40 ` Robert Hancock
2009-01-04 0:20 ` Arjan van de Ven [this message]
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